The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Parker
- First Name:
- Douglas
- Rank:
- Private
- Regimental #:
- WX8642
- Company:
- ‘ B ’ Company
- Enlisted:
- 18.10.1940
- Discharged:
- 11.01.1946
- DOB:
- 6.09.1914
- Place of Birth:
- Bunbury, Western Australia
- Father's Name:
- Richard Edward Winsett Parker
- Mothers's Name:
- Jessie Parker
- Religion:
- Church of England
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Salesman, Window Dresser and Storeman
- Singapore:
- Selarang Camp Changi
- Force:
- ‘A’ Force Burma, Green Force, No. 3 Battalion
- Camps Thailand:
- Tamarkan, Tamuang
- Camps Burma:
- Victoria Point, Kendau 4.8km, Thetkaw, Meiloe, Augganaung
- POW#:
- 1528
- Return Details 1945:
- Thailand-Singapore by aircraft; Singapore-Fremantle, HMT Highland Brigade
General Description
Please read about ‘A’ Force Burma, Green
Force No. 3 Battalion
At the end of the war Parker was recovered from Tamuang Camp, Thailand – sent to Bangkok and flown to Singapore, then sailed to Fremantle on HMT Highland Brigade.
Camp Locations:
- Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore
- Tamarkan, Tha Makham 56k - Thailand
- Tamuang, Tha Muang 39k - Thailand
- Yamane, Hiroshima #3-D - Japan